In fact, I would have been in motion today if my husband hadn’t whisked me away for this surprise vacation. We’re in a whole other country, so for now, I plan to brush it off until I get back.
Rico is right, we do need some time to relax. I can get back to business when we get home. The Sullivan brothers don’t have the means or the balls to come at me.
For all I know, Emory could have been their only play to get me off my game. Instead of being so frustrated, I should probably talk to Rico. However, if I say something now, he’s going to end this much-needed vacation.
Nope, I’m going to enjoy my husband. We can go off when we get home. Whatever the Sullivan brothers think they’re up to, we’ll shut that shit right down.
“Oni, baby, come on,” Rico groans with impatience.
Mind made up, I give myself a nod in the mirror. It’s been so long since Rico and I have kicked back and pretended to be ordinary people.
I turn and head out of the bathroom, ready to enjoy this thoughtful surprise. Rico is standing by the sliding glass doors of the bedroom, shirtless and in a pair of board shorts.
I walk up behind him and wrap my arms around him then kiss his back. He turns to face me and cups my face. Searching my gaze, he sighs in relief when he sees I’m no longer annoyed.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten mad at you. This was a great surprise.”
“You’re right. You do have responsibilities I should have thought about. Next time, I will ask what’s on your plate and if you have the time to take a break.”
“Next time?” I tease.
“Baby, we’ve been consumed with business. When was the last time we took a real vacation?”
“Last … oh wait, we had to cancel that. Okay, I see your point.”
He pecks my forehead, then the tip of my nose. I can tell this has been on his mind a lot. I can’t help but wonder why now.
“From now on, spending time with you comes first. I want to start taking trips at least once a month for pleasure, not business.”
“Really? Your promotion is coming soon—when we finish what Emilio has asked of us.
“You’re done. You will be Don. Can you really promise me this?”
He rolls his eyes. “Okay, every other month at least.”
“That sounds fair. Can I ask what brought this on?”
“I want a baby. In the beginning, we said we would wait to let our connection grow. We are stronger than ever. I think it’s time,” he says as he rubs my back.
“You want a baby?” I say with a goofy smile on my face.
“Do you?”
I reach to palm him over his shorts. “You know you didn’t have to bring me all the way here for that. If a baby is what you want, you know how to get one.”
He takes my lips in a heated kiss before I can finish purring the words. I lift on my toes to wrap my arms around his neck. He bends his knees and lifts me into his arms.
I wrap my legs around his waist and hold on tight. Rico slips his hands into my bikini bottoms and palms my ass. We weresupposed to be meeting the others at the pool, but I don’t think that’s going to happen.
When Rico climbs onto the bed and places me down in the center of it, I know it’s not. He kisses his way down my body, taking his time as he sucks and licks at my skin.
“Rico,” I moan.
“I will never get tired of hearing you call my name,” he groans.
I squirm when he pauses over the tat on my hip and just breathes against it, causing goose bumps to rise across my skin. It’s the gold-and-black crew tat. It took months for me to find an artist who could get the coloring right on my dark skin. I wanted mine to be as vibrant as everyone else’s.
Rico traces the tat with his tongue as he peels off my bikini bottoms and tosses them over his shoulder. He licks his way from my belly button up to the center of my breasts.
